About Demet Divaroren

Demet Divaroren is a Melbourne-based writer, editor and creative writing teacher. Her writing has appeared in Griffith REVIEW, Island magazine, The Age Epicure, The Big Issue and From the Outer. Her debut novel ‘Living on Hope Street’ (Allen & Unwin, 2017) won the 2018 Victorian Premier's Literary Award Young Adult category. Demet is the co-editor of the CBCA-shortlisted anthology ‘Coming of Age: Growing up Muslim in Australia,’ a collection of personal essays that challenge stereotypes and celebrate diversity, achievement, courage and determination.

Entries are now open for The Ada Cambridge Writing Prizes (The Adas). For the first time, submissions for prose and poetry are open to all writers who live in Victoria. The Young Ada Short Story Prize remains open to 14-18-year-olds, who live, study or work in Melbourne’s western suburbs. Winners...